'There are millions - I don't know how many there are - but they are eating us out of house and home.'
They may not look like much, but Chinese mitten crabs are one of the worst invasive species in the UK The first ever traps for Chinese mitten crabs have been installed in the UK as the invasive species has been wreaking havoc in our ecosystem. The crabs are one of the UK’s worst invasive species, with one expert saying they’re eating our native wildlife ‘out of house and home’. Now, conservationists have installed the first ever Chinese mitten crab trap in a small village in Lincolnshire.
Dr Clark said: ‘Between 1985 and 1990 the population suddenly exploded. The first ever trap to capture these crabs has been set up in Lincolnshire The crabs are eating our local wildlife out of house and home ‘It has spread rapidly since I first picked up this crab in 1976 – I never knew this was going to be the start of a long-term love affair. ‘There are millions – I don’t know how many there are – but they are eating us out of house and home.
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